Thomas J. Patwell
Bellmore,NY
Summary
I am an extremely motivated individual with a passion for fisheries and the environment. I can perform all duties and tasks assigned as part of a team or as an individual in a timely manner. I have experience in multiple different fisheries and wildlife settings and am looking forward to gaining more valuable experience in this field. I am hoping to become a better fisheries professional and possibly continue my education in the future.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Aquatic Specialist
SOLitude Lake Management®
02.2022 - Current
- Assisted with coordinating the daily schedule.
- Planned daily field and client related work and provided detailed notes and service reports.
- Diagnosed and treated for algae, submersed and floating weeds, shoreline weeds, and any other unwanted vegetation and water quality issues including water quality tests.
- Diagnosed and serviced fountains, aerators, and all other related equipment maintenance.
- Assisted with fish stocking.
- Organized and submitted permit applications, treatment and wetland maps, and all other necessary documents to The Department of Environmental Conservation.
Fisheries and Wildlife Technician 1
New York State Department Of Environmental Conservation
03.2020 - 02.2022
- Assisted in several different types of fisheries surveys which included: electrofishing, gill net, beach seine, and crab surveys.
- Monitoring of Hudson River anadromous fish species such as Atlantic Sturgeon, river herring, striped bass and blue crabs.
- Extensive fish identification of estuarine fishes.
- Use of Microsoft Access for data entry and checking.
- Operation of boats with outboard motors.
- Detailed biological fisheries data retrieval that includes lengths, weights, sex, age, and genetics.
- Assisted in the discovery of Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in the tidal Hudson River.
Research Volunteer
South Fork Natural History Museum
08.2021 - 08.2021
- Assisted the SOFO Shark Research and Education Program catch and tag sharks off the coast of Long Island.
- Used rod and reel as the method of capture.
- Assisted in the workup which included collecting biological data (length, sex, fin clip sample) and tagging with a CATS tag.
- Participated in the retrieval of the pop off CATS tag.
Fisheries Management Intern
New York State Department Of Environmental Conservation
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Assisted in multiple fisheries management operations including electrofishing surveys, trap net surveys, disease testing surveys, Banded Sunfish surveys, invasive species pulls, scale pressing and aging, aquatic vegetation surveys, and walleye stocking.
- Participated in I Fish New York outreach events by assisting in casting lessons, baiting hooks, repairing rods, and fish identification.
- Used Excel, Access, and GIS for data entry and data retrieval.
I Fish New York Intern
New York State Department Of Environmental Conservation
05.2018 - 08.2018
- Organized and supervised I Fish New York fishing outreach events throughout Long Island.
- Conducted lessons about fish anatomy, fish identification, fishing techniques, and fishing safety.
- Participated in numerous fisheries management operations including Banded Sunfish surveys, boat electrofishing surveys, invasive species pulls, and scale pressing and aging.
- Use of Excel, Access, and GIS for data entry and data retrieval.
Shark Research Intern
University Of Miami
06.2018 - 06.2018
- Used GIS to track shark movements and analyze spatial data.
- Shark immunology workshop examining proteins in shark plasma and created
blood smears to perform cell counts. - Performed hands-on workups on sharks that included morphology, fin clippings,
blood samples, muscle biopsies, and tagging.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Fisheries And Aquaculture
SUNY College of Agriculture And Technology At Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY12.2019
Associate of Applied Science - Fisheries And Wildlife Technology
SUNY College of Agriculture And Technology At Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY12.2017
Skills
- Use of passive and active fisheries sampling gear and methods
- Fish Scale aging
- Operate outboard motors
- GPS, Principles of GIS, and discuss the collection, management, manipulation, analysis and display of geographically referenced data
- Identification of northeastern fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and aquatic
invertebrates woody plants, aquatic vegetation, and wetland delineation - Knowledge of writing letters, memos, progress reports, project proposals and fisheries
management plans - Knowledge of statistics and use of Excel, Access, and R
- Knowledge of New York State fish and wildlife laws and regulations
Certification
- New York State Boater Safety Certificate
- New York State Pesticide Technician Certification
References
Amanda Higgs
Fisheries Biologist, New York State DEC, Hudson River Estuary Program, Cornell DNR (914) 213-4064
amanda.higgs@dec.ny.gov
Gregg Kenney
Biologist II, New York State DEC, Department of Marine Resources (845) 943-9242
gregg.kenney@dec.ny.gov
Heidi O’Riordan
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Freshwater Fisheries Region 1 Manager (631) 444-0280
heidi.oriordan@dec.ny.gov
Charles F. Cotton
Professor, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Environmental Science Department, SUNY Cobleskill (518) 255-5877
cottoncf@cobleskill.edu
Mark Cornwell
Professor, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Environmental Science Department, SUNY Cobleskill (518) 255-5588
cornwemd@cobleskill.edu
Timeline
Aquatic Specialist
SOLitude Lake Management®
02.2022 - Current
Research Volunteer
South Fork Natural History Museum
08.2021 - 08.2021
Fisheries and Wildlife Technician 1
New York State Department Of Environmental Conservation
03.2020 - 02.2022
Fisheries Management Intern
New York State Department Of Environmental Conservation
05.2019 - 08.2019
Shark Research Intern
University Of Miami
06.2018 - 06.2018
I Fish New York Intern
New York State Department Of Environmental Conservation
05.2018 - 08.2018
Bachelor of Technology - Fisheries And Aquaculture
SUNY College of Agriculture And Technology At Cobleskill
Associate of Applied Science - Fisheries And Wildlife Technology
SUNY College of Agriculture And Technology At Cobleskill
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